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The Increasing Importance Of Amenities In Housing

Kishor Pate, CMD – Amit Enterprises Housing Ltd Residential real estate in India has been evolving rapidly. The evolution took place in tandem with Indians’ exposure to global trends in style and comfort. If I were to put a timeline to it, I would say the Indian IT/ITeS revolution really kick-started this trend, as more …

A green facade – by Sunita Narain

Building green is definitely important. But equally important is to know how green is a green building. Take the glitzy, glass-enveloped buildings popping up across the country. It does not matter if you are in the mild but wet and windy climate of Bengaluru or in the extreme hot and dry climate of Gurgaon, glass …

Life’s Calling – where are you?: Chawm Ganguly.

It was late evening. The otherwise thriving office block was silent, for the hum of the air con.  The darkness interspersed with a few lit cubicles, where as the HR head of the company pointed out, the bang on achievers and the super dedicated were literally burning the midnight oil. Curious, I wanted to enquire …

Beware of Pod-Slurping – Chawm Ganguly

The Great Wall of China is one of the most formidable defense systems of all times. A military wonder whose sheer scale and magnitude bewilders us to the day. Built over centuries and by successive generations, it called for an incredible will of the rulers of the day, who were willing to go to any …

How ‘bout a dash of integrity? – Chawm Ganguly

What exactly is “pragmatic integrity” in the context of management? I was flummoxed when an industrialist who has (according to his spin doctors) taken on him the onerous task of weeding corruption from public life and help Indian industry embrace integrity lobbed the term. With not a clue about what he was trying to say, …

God Help Me – Chawm Ganguly

I have always maintained that God is too huge to be confined within the boundaries of religion. To me God is the all pervading, omnipresent, benevolent being – the supreme power that makes the cosmos go round. By surrendering myself to this I focus my energies to my goals, calm my jittery nerves and continue …

Delhi NCR Real Estate – What Ails Sonipat, Panipat And Faridabad?

Santhosh Kumar, CEO – Operations, Jones Lang LaSalle India Sonipat And Panipat Technically, there are certain favourable factors for the realty markets of Sonipat and Panipat – proximity to Delhi and connectivity through NH1 being the primary ones. Nevertheless, these areas have not been able to position themselves as real estate hubs of any significance, …